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Merely a Marriage

Merely a Marriage, June 2017
by Jo Beverley

Jove
Featuring: Lady Ariana Boxstall; Earl of Kynaston
384 pages
ISBN: 039958353X
EAN: 9780399583537
Kindle: B01LWU53NN
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
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"A Posthumous Gift from a Master of Romance"

Fresh Fiction Review

Merely a Marriage
Jo Beverley

Reviewed by Kristen Donnelly
Posted February 14, 2018

Romance Historical

If y'all have not read Jo Beverley before, then please, start here and now. A true master of her craft and a gift to our genre, this posthumously published book, MERELY A MARRIAGE, is an excellent example of why. If you're a fan of second chances, this is a charming and witty spin on it. They each want the other, but are in no way willing to take the emotional risk that's necessary in order to admit that. Watching them play out their prescribed game is deeeeeeelightful. I'm writing this as vacation season is in full swing. If you're looking for a book for that final plane flight or lazy day by a pool, and like your distraction to include witty banter, strong characters, and corsets, then please look no further than MERELY A MARRIAGE.

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SUMMARY

The New York Times bestselling author of The Viscount Needs a Wife returns with another roguishly delicious Regency romance... As England mourns the death of Princess Charlotte, Lady Ariana Boxstall has another succession in mind. Her brother, Norris, is a strapping young man, but he’s also happily unmarried and childless. Norris agrees to take a wife on one condition: that Ariana take a husband first. Although she realizes she risks a lifetime in a loveless marriage, for the sake of her family, Ariana accepts his challenge. When the Earl of Kynaston met Ariana eight years ago, he broke her heart. Since then, his own heart has been broken, and he’s sworn off love...until he sees Ariana all grown-up and his resolve is threatened. Could Ariana’s bargain with Norris actually lead her to happiness? With real love on the line, she must win over the one man who refuses to be had.


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